The Durban Botanic Gardens was established in 1849, and is
located next to the Greyville Race Course in the Berea, Durban.
The Durban Botanic Gardens is a classic botanic garden,
reflecting the universality of the plant kingdom. It has, for over 100 years,
had a fine mixed arboretum of African, Asian and American trees. The Gardens
are a few minutes’ walk from the bustling Warwick Triangle, site of one of the
largest retail medicinal plant markets in the country.
The Durban Botanical Garden hosts approximately 500 000
visitors per year, many of whom are foreign tourists. Popular attractions
include picnic spots, an orchid collection, cycad collection (including the
unique Wood's cycad), sub-tropical trees, palms and a tea garden.
Theme tours of the Gardens are conducted by volunteer guides
by prior arrangement. Themes include: birds, history of the Durban Botanic Gardens,
lake life, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms, plants of the Bible, roots, and general
tour, mini beats and art.
Africa Deluxe Tours can arrange a general guided tour of the
Gardens; it is also included in many of our tour itineraries.
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